pride oneself


Also found in: Thesaurus.
Related to pride oneself: take pride in
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.pride oneself - feel proud of; "She took great pride in her sons"
feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
Kocka's attitude--that social history can be handled as a set of "sites of memory", something to be admired and to pride oneself on--seems to me tantamount to accepting that the subject is moribund.